[clemsonbiker]

I just built up this Preston last week in anticipation of my move out of South Florida to North Carolina. My XC bike is super flimsy and the SS DJ wasn't going to cut it in the mountains...or even pedaling up my driveway.

nice preston. good choice for NC riding. i love my preston and i ride alot in pisgah and surrounding ares. prefect for the decents while still able to climb the fire roads.

 

[ewoq]

 

[TrekBro]

sick blindside, how much it weights?

 

[ewoq]

something around 38, i'm still waiting for a digital scale

 

[ewoq]

heavier pedals (much better grip than nc-17 mag), lighter cranks, lighter tubes, new tires.

 

[SDG]

My slave

 

[cajun22]

Just for reference=15.24kg=33.59lbs

The final build specs for reference
Frame-Transition Bottlerocket M White
Fork-Fox Float RLC
Shock-Fox DHX 5.0 Coil
Bars-Deity Dirty Thirty
Stem-Transition Temple Lite
Headset-Chris King 1.5 Devolution
Grips-ODI Oury
Seat-Fizik Gobi XM
Seatpost-Thomson Elite
Cassette-XT
Crank-Saint 09 Double 170mm
Brakes-Saint 09
Shifter-Saint 09
FD-XT 08
RD-Saint 09 medium cage
Pedal-Shimano DX
Chain-KMC X9SL
Wheelset-Dt Swiss 370 Hub/Mavic 317 Disc/Avid CS 2 Rotor/Intense CC05

Stuff to change by Christmas:
Fork- Float 36RC2
Obtainium titanium coil 400lb
Wheelset- Hope Pro II hubs/Mavic 721/Hope Floating Rotor/Kenda Nevegal( 2.1 rear,2.35 front)
Pedal-Deity Decoy

 

[TrekBro]

09 Blindside

Frame: 09 Transtition Blindside M, With Floating Brake arm. custom pivot caps
Rear Shock: 09Cane Creek Double Barrel Steel Spring
Fork: 09Marzocchi 888ATA
Wheels: Industry9 Mango color hubs laced to Mavic EX721
Brakes: Hope TechM4 floating disc 203R and solid disc 203F
Crankset: Shimano XT 170mm
BB: Shimano XT
Chain ring: Race Face 36t
Pedals: Xpedo MX Force
Chainguide: E13 LG1 36t
Chain: KMC X9SL
Cassette: Shimano Dura Ace 9sp
Derailleur: Shimano XT Shadow
Shifter: Shimano XT
Housing: Shimano Dura Ace
Seatpost: Thomson Elite
Seat: SDG Ti-Fly
Headset: Cane Creek XCFlush 1.5-1 1/8
Handlebar: Answer Protaper Carbon 31.8
Stem: integrated Marzocchi 888
Grips: Odi lock on Crosstrainer
Tires: Michelin DH16 26x2.5front, Michelin DH24.1 26x2.2 Rear
Rim tape: Velox
Inner tubes: Maxxis 2.35

 

[RideRMB]

Quick question for the TOP owners. I have the 2008 version with the dropouts being angled out at the very back just to make getting the wheel in easier. I'm trying to find some chain tugs to fit, but cant because of the angle. Anybody have any advice? Otherwise Ill get a Horizontal tensioner from Yess Pro.

 

[AdvPete]

awesome bikes!!

i am saving my money for a BR.

i hate being a poor college student

 

[tfree120]

Quick question for the TOP owners. I have the 2008 version with the dropouts being angled out at the very back just to make getting the wheel in easier. I'm trying to find some chain tugs to fit, but cant because of the angle. Anybody have any advice? Otherwise Ill get a Horizontal tensioner from Yess Pro.

Why can't you use something like the Surly chain tug? or any chain tug from a bmx shop?

 

[RideRMB]

Why can't you use something like the Surly chain tug? or any chain tug from a bmx shop?

Because with most 3 piece cranks the cranks are never perfectly centered. So at one point the chain will be tigh, crank 1/2 a turn and it will be loose.

 

[jsk14]

That was taken pretty much after i had just bought it.
Now i have Syncro Bulk 7k bar,
And i have ds28 black waiting to be laced.MG

How do you guys have your bottlerockets set-up?

I used to have minimal compression, and 25-35% sag in the front, but now i run it

50% compression front,
19% sag(pretty stiff)
22-24% sag rear, 5 click comrpession on roco wc

pretty fast rebound in the front,
2 clicks slower in the rear.

I rode it yesterday with the new set-up, i find it corners much better, and the rear tracks much better w/ the geometry kept stable with stiffer front than rear.
also really like the fact it doesn't dive anymore.